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The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World

The 1951 Festival of Britain: A Brave New World
IMDb: 7.9
59

Set against the post war period of debt, austerity and rationing, the 1951 Festival of Britain showed how to carve out a bright new future through design and ingenuity, while…

Genre: Documentary
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya
IMDb: 7.5
155

An adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play about human frailty, in which secret loves and long-held resentments threaten to tear a family apart. The film is a recorded performance of…

Genre: Comedy
Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

Henry IV, Part 1 – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe
IMDb: 8.4
167

Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap….

Genre: Comedy, History, War
Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers

Say Your Prayers
IMDb: 5.4
84

Two orphaned brothers turned radical Christian hitmen venture to rural Ilkley under the instruction of Father Enoch. Their mission: assassinate the famed atheist writer Professor John Huxley.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe

The Tempest – Live at Shakespeare’s Globe
IMDb: 8.2
162

Prospero, Duke of Milan, usurped and exiled by his own brother, holds sway over an enchanted island. He is comforted by his daughter Miranda and served by his spirit Ariel…

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus
IMDb: 6.4
86

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend’s country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

Genre: Comedy
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van
IMDb: 6.7
104

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded…

Genre: Comedy
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes
IMDb: 6.8
104

In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper’s son as he revisits the still-unsolved case…

Genre: Crime, Family, Mystery
A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out
IMDb: 6.5
97

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter…

Genre: Comedy
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
IMDb: 8.8
178

This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show’s 2010 original production at the Queen’s Theatre, the 1985 original…

Genre: History, Music
The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black
IMDb: 6.4
95

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in…

Genre: Horror
Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe
IMDb: 6.2
111

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

Genre: Comedy
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

The Book Thief
IMDb: 7.5
131

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is…

Genre: Uncategorized
The Queen

The Queen

The Queen
IMDb: 7.3
103

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to…

Genre: History
V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta
IMDb: 8.1
132

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues…

Stranded

Stranded

Stranded
IMDb: 6.5
176

A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.

Wilt

Wilt

Wilt
IMDb: 6.1
92

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes…

Genre: Comedy, Crime